Turkey saddle



March 4, 1947.

H. 1.. ABRAMSON TURKEY SADDLE Filed April 21. 1944 INVENTOR. HARRY L. ABRAMSON Patented Mar. 4, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TURKEY SADDLE Harry L. Abram'son, Idaho Falls, Idaho Application April 21, 1944, Serial No. 532,149

This invention relates to improvements in turkey saddles of the type shown and claimed in Patent No. 2,310,825, granted February 9, 1943,

In connection with the breeding and raising of turkeys it has long been customary to provide the turkey hens with a protective covering which is usually referred to as saddles. Such saddles have been shown in various patents, besides the one above identified. In a general way a turkey saddle consists of a heavy canvas cover cut to fit the upper surface of the hens body and extended downwardly beneath the wings. The saddle is held in place by means of straps that are commonly referred to as wing straps. The saddle shown in the patent above identified is provided with toe beads that extend rearwardly along each side.

1 Claim. (Cl. 119-143) In order to apply such saddles to a hen, it is necessary to pass the wings through openings between the wing straps and the front end of the canvas. Because it is necessary to have the wing straps fit quite snugly after the saddle is in place, it has been found to be somewhat difiicult to insert the wings and it has therefore been suggested that the wing straps, instead of being formed from two pieces like those in the patent above identified, shall be one continuous piece and slidably connected with the front end of the saddle so that the loops formed thereby can be increased while the wing is being inserted. After the two wings are in place, the two wing loops are then adjusted so as to be equalized. Where the wing straps are slidable in the manner mentioned, it has been found that when a force is exerted on the saddle tending to move it to one side or the other, as frequently happens during the breeding season, the Wing straps will permit the saddle to become displaced and to become ineffective for the purpose for which it is intended.

It is the object of this invention to produce an improved construction of saddle in which the loops for the reception of the wings can be increased at the time the wing is inserted and then equalized and the wing strap latched against lateral movement so that the saddle will remain as securely fixed to the hen as it would if the straps were secured at both ends as in the patent above identified.

Having thus briefly described the invention and the objects thereof, the invention will now be described in detail, and for this purpose referencev will be had to the accompanying drawing in which the invention has been illustrated in its preferred form, and in which: 7

, Figure 1 is a top plan View showing the saddle positioned in a plane;

' Figure 2 is a section taken on line 2-2, Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is a section taken on line 3-3, Fig-' ure 1.

In the drawing reference numeral 5 designates a piece of heavy canvas cut into the shape shown. The concave portion indicated by reference numeral 6 fits around the tail and the curved recessed portions 1 fit underneath the hens wings. The edge of the canvas is bound by a tape 8 so as to prevent fraying. Extending substantially longitudinally of the saddle, are two toe beads 9 of the type described and claimed in the patent above identified. These beads are formed by folding the canvas around a cord In and sewing the parts together along lines ll. Another line of stitching I2, is then provided which goes through the cord and the three thicknesses of fabric, all as shown in Figure 2. The wing strap has been designated by reference numeral l3 and has its ends connected by stitching to the front corners of the saddle as indicated at Id. The wing straps are formed from strong webbing and extend across the front end of the saddle passing through two loops it which are formed from webbing of substantially the same weight and. strength as that employed for the wing straps. The loops are secured to the saddle by stitching as indicated at l6. It is now apparent that since the wing straps can be pulled from one side to the other, it is possible to increase the opening through which the wing must be passed. After one wing has been positioned in an opening, the

strap can be pulled tight and the opening for the other wing increased in size; After the saddle has been positioned, the wing openings are equalized and the wing strap is latched in adjusted position by means of a snap fastener l1. After the wing strap has been latched, the wing openings will remain of the same size and the saddle will be kept from sliding due to the application of any displacing force.

Particular attention is directed to the fact that the wing strap is latched in central position and held against accidental movement. Without this latching means the saddle would quickly become displaced transversely and become ineffective as a protective device.

my prior patent is effected. The loops l5 can be readily attached and do not require any sub- 2,416,726 1 2 i j P 7 having spaced openings for slidably receiving the {central portion of the strap, and a two part fastener, one part of which is secured to that part Having described the invention what is claimed as new is: c

A turkey saddle formed from a single piece of flexible fabric having its surface divided into a central back panel and two side panels of substantially equal areas by means of longitudinally extending toe beads, the front end of the saddle having spaced wing recesses separated by a forwardly extending projection, a wing strap attached at its ends to the outer ends of the fabric, defining the wing recesses, in position to pass over the forwardly extending projection, the forward end of the projectionof the central part of the projection between the openings and the other part of which is secured to the strap at about its central part, the fastener serving as means for retaining the strap in a fixed position relative to the central projection.

HARRY L. ABRAMSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number M v --Name Date 2,310,825 Abramson Feb. 9, 1943 2,006,118' Smith June 25, 1935 2,293,895 Fitzlofi Aug. 25, 1942 FOREIGN I PATENTS Number Country Date 19,181 England 1893 France May 15, 1920 

